Google has also put together a Zeitgeist 2011 video, showing the highs and lows of the year just gone.

Some of the events included in the video include the Japanese tsunami, the independence of Southern Sudan, the floods in Brazil, the deaths of Amy Winehouse and Osama bin Laden, the Tunisian revolution, and the riots in Greece.

The video also honours the lives of others who have passed in the last 12 months, including Steve Jobs, Joe Frazier, Elizabeth Taylor, and Betty Ford.

Google's doodles started in 1998. It's catalogued them on one handy site, so you can search for your favourite, or just have a browse and see what's around. There's also an online shop selling t-shirts, mugs, and more bearing the most popular versions of the logo, so you can have your favourite emblazoned across your chest.

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Joe has been writing about consumer tech for nearly seven years now, but his liking for all things shiny goes back to the Gameboy he received aged eight (and that he still plays on at family gatherings, much to the annoyance of his parents). His pride and joy is an Infocus projector, whose 80-inch picture elevates movie nights to a whole new level.
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